Chandigarh,
\nThe police believe that the fourth attack on the RSS in the past more than one-and-a-half years points to a pattern to single out the Hindu organisation.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is too much of a coincidence, though the police are probing a personal angle to each attack,\u201d a senior officer said. Ravinder Gosain was killed on the day<\/p>\n
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited the state. This means the assailants want to give out a message, a senior officer said.<\/p>\n
In January 2016, Naresh Kumar, an RSS leader, was injured in an attack in Ludhiana, while an RSS shakha in Ludhiana\u2019s Kidwai Nagar came under attack a few<\/p>\n
days later. In both cases, two motorcycle-borne youths had fired the shots.<\/p>\n
In August 2016, Brig VK Gagneja (retd), vice-president of the RSS Punjab unit, was gunned down in Jalandhar.<\/p>\n
The police suspect the role of Sikh terror groups for the four attacks, but they have failed to identify or pinpoint any of them. \u201cWe have reasons to believe that<\/p>\n
such groups are upset with RSS activities. The RSS doesn\u2019t recognise Sikhism as a separate religion. It continues to claim that Sikhs are still part of Hindus,\u201d a<\/p>\n
police officer said.<\/p>\n
The police believe the frequent visits of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to deras in 2014 had irked Sikh hardliners, he said. \u201cThe number of RSS shakhas is about 900<\/p>\n
now, while it was less than 600 before 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n
The police also cite recent photos on social media of full-bearded Sikhs shown in RSS attire. The photos carried a warning that these men posed as Sikhs and<\/p>\n
can bring a bad name to the community.<\/p>\n
No Sikh outfit has claimed responsibility for any of the four incidents so far.<\/p>\n
The police believe that weapons used in all four incidents were the same \u2014 .32- bore and 9mm guns. The assailants, however, rode a different motorcycle in<\/p>\n
each case. The police suspect the role of two groups of attackers.<\/p>\n
In all three attacks in Ludhiana, the assailants sped away in narrow lanes of Basti Jodhewal region after the incident.<\/p>\n
Rajnath talks to Capt Amarinder<\/p>\n
Ferozepur: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday spoke to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh about the Ludhiana murder during his visit to the<\/p>\n
Hussainiwala border. In a press release, former state BJP chief Kamal Sharma said Rajnath Singh told the CM to get the matter thoroughly investigated in a<\/p>\n
speedy manner. Capt Amarinder told Rajnath that the police had secured CCTV footage of the assailants, adding that the culprits would be arrested soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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